Kirsty Howat

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Kirsty Howat
Personal information
Full name Kirsty Elizabeth Howat-Thomson
Date of birth (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 9
Youth career
2004-2010 Lochar Thistle
2010-2012 Dumfries Girls
2012–2014 Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Rangers
2016–2018 Celtic
2018–2021 Glasgow City
2021– Rangers 28 (17)
International career‡
2013 Scotland U16 3 (1)
2013 Scotland U17 14 (4)
2014–2016 Scotland U19 15 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 April 2016

Kirsty Elizabeth Howat (born 19 May 1997) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a forward for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League.

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Career

Howat started her career with youth teams Lochar Thistle, Dumfries and Rangers before debuting with the latter in the Scottish Women's Premier League in 2014. The following year she joined Celtic [1] where she spent two seasons. On 18 January 2018 she moved to rivals and reigning champions Glasgow City, [2] winning her first Scottish Premier League title and also making her debut in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She left the club with two league titles and one Scottish Cup medal.

In December 2020, Howat moved to Rangers [3] on a pre-contract arrangement agreed six months earlier, [4] her teammate Sam Kerr made the same switch. [5]

International career

Howat was called up to the Scotland national under-16 team for a friendly tournament in Portugal, [6] where she made a total of 3 appearances in games against Portugal, Netherlands and Austria, scoring her first goal in the match against Austria. A few months later she was drafted into the under-17 team by coach Pauline Hamill for two friendly games against Wales, scoring on her debut. Howat was a member of the squad that contested the qualifiers for the 2014 European Championship in England; these games were played before the end of 2013 to serve as qualification for the 2014 Costa Rica World Cup which was scheduled for spring 2014. She was then named in the squad for the 2013 European Championship and played in all three matches: Scotland lost against France 1–0 and Germany 4–2, and drew in the final game against Spain.

In 2014 she was named in the under-19 team and played in the 2014 European Championship Howat played in two of the three matches played by the national team, a 2–0 victory against Belgium and 3–2 defeat against Netherlands, missing the 5–0 loss to Norway. She also played in the 2015 and 2016 European Championship qualification games. [7]

Howat was added to the full Scotland squad for the first time in September 2023, as a replacement for the injured Emma Watson. [8]

Honours

Club

Glasgow City [9]

Rangers

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References

  1. ↑ "Kirsty Howat is the latest recruit for Celtic's Women's team". www.celticfc.com. Celtic Football Club. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2022. I thought during this close season that joining Celtic would be a good move for me
  2. ↑ Frith, Wilf (18 January 2018). "Glasgow City sign Howat and Paterson". shekicks.net. She Kicks. Retrieved 25 September 2022. "I am looking forward to a new challenge and to surround myself and play alongside some of the best players in the country."
  3. ↑ "Kirsty Howat Delighted To Sign For Rangers". rangers.co.uk. Rangers F.C. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022. "To be a professional footballer is a dream come true but to do it here at Rangers is amazing and I can't quite get my head round it"
  4. ↑ "Gers Sign Kirsty Howat". Rangers F.C. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2022. We are looking forward to welcoming Kirsty to the club when her contract ends with Glasgow City.
  5. ↑ Smith, Aidan (7 July 2020). "Rangers complete double signing from Glasgow City as Malcolm Thomson adds to squad". glasgowtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2022. Howat was top goal scorer in the SWPL1 last year with 24 goals and will join the Light Blues in 2021 after signing a pre contract agreement.
  6. ↑ Garin, Erik (12 July 2018). "Various Youth Tournaments Portugal". RSSSF . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Kirsty Howat". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Women's Nations League: Scotland v Belgium - Kirsty Howat replaces Emma Watson in squad". BBC Sport. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Scotland - K. Howat - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
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